Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Office of the Director during the tenure of Director Michael H. Robinson, 1984-2000, with some materials relating to Director Theodore H. Reed, 1958-1983.

Materials include files pertaining to meetings, conferences, seminars, workshops, research trips, events, media interviews, and visits to foreign and domestic zoological parks and aquariums attended or made by the Director; and tours of the National Zoological Park (NZP) coordinated and/or given by the Director to Congressional leaders, scientific visitors, heads of state, friends, and associates.

Materials found in these records are not duplicated in other records created by the Office but will be supplemented by other record series created by the Office of the Director.